Life Without Parole

It’s Friday Fictioneers time again, the weekly 100 word photo prompt hosted by Rochelle. Congratulations are due this week on the new arrival to the Pendergast family :-).

The photo this week was contributed by C. Hase, and the other stories will appear during the week on the page reached by clicking the blue froggy below.

Copyright C. Hase

Life Without Parole

Trapped. Hemmed in. Chained down. How has it come to this? Can’t breathe…

I can’t breathe!

Sweat trickling down my face. I feel so closed in. Helpless.

So much I’ll never do again. And so many things I’ve never done. That fishing trip with the lads we planned but never got around to. Watching tennis at Wimbledon. Climbing Mount Everest. Running a marathon. So many opportunities wasted.

Help me, somebody. Take me away from here! How has this happened? How…

Would love to hear it from the bride’s perspective. Is she wishing when the minister says “Does anyone here object to the marriage of these two people” both the she and groom say yes.
Sorry in a pessimistic mood. 🙂

How has it happened? Because luckily for him, someone with better sense has taken him in hand and will lead him into a richer and more fulfilling life than he could hope to find among the lads. Isn’t that how it’s meant to be?

Oh. OH. I see how it is. Maybe he should have taken a little more time to think about those vows he just agreed to uphold rather than just being so self-centered. Marriage is an adventure and love is a gift! Clearly he isn’t ready for either.
Guess he’ll have to settle for marriage counseling instead of premarital counseling.